Turkey Harvest Salad Recipe

You’re going to love this turkey harvest salad recipe. Not only is it easy to throw together for a quick and healthy lunch, but you also get to eat a lot of food that will keep you full for hours.

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Turkey Harvest Salad

If there are ever foods that make me think of fall its: turkey, apples, sweet potatoes, and walnuts. So why not turn it all into a salad?

Why a salad?

Like most of you, lunchtime is a struggle. I work from home in front of the computer all day, and usually, by the time I realize I’m hungry – it’s too late.

I need food right then, or else I’m going to just grab the chips from the pantry.

Salads are easy and this turkey harvest salad allows me to have a healthy lunch ready in less than a minute.

I feel more satisfied with salads thanks to the balanced meal of vegetables, lean protein, and healthy fats.

So let’s make a harvest salad for fall, shall we?

Ingredients Needed

• Lilydale Oven Roasted Carved Turkey Breast. I love buying this from the deli section from my grocery store. It not only makes salads easier, but sandwiches and stir fries too. Lilydale uses Canadian made turkey and it’s nitrate-free.
• spring mix
• kale
• roasted sweet potatoes
• apple (i used fuji)
• walnuts
• dried cranberries
• goat cheese
• apple cider vinegar dijon vinaigrette (olive oil, apple cider vinegar, garlic, maple syrup, dijon mustard, cinnamon, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes).

Variations

There are a few different options to make this salad with your own customized flair, here are some ideas.

• Don’t like the idea of a kale harvest salad? Omit the kale and just do the spring mix (or just spinach).
• Substitute cooked turkey for chicken (Lilydale also makes oven roasted chicken breast strips).
• Use almonds instead of walnuts.
• Try feta instead of goat cheese.

Meal Prep Harvest Salad

Here’s how to meal prep this fall harvest salad to make your week’s lunches that much easier.

• Roast the sweet potatoes before. Cook up the sweet potatoes at the beginning of the week, so you just have to measure it out for each salad.
• Make a batch of the apple cider dijon dressing ahead of time. Store it in a mason jar in the fridge and pour about 2 tablespoons per salad right before eating.
• Buy the turkey breast pre-cooked. I grabbed the Lilydale Oven Roasted Carved Turkey Breast from the deli section. It’s cooked, carved, so you just have to add it to your salads.

Homemade Apple Cider Vinaigrette

I made a home apple cider vinaigrette for this salad and not only is it quick and easy to do, it tastes incredible. I used maple syrup to sweeten it as maple screams fall to me. I also added a little cinnamon to give it that extra “something”.

If you don’t have maple syrup, feel free to sweeten it with honey (or brown sugar would also be delicious). You could also leave it without sugar, but it will be a little tart. So if zesty is your thing, give that a try.

How to Make an Easy Turkey Harvest Salad

This recipe is so easy to customize and make work for your health goals.

Add more cheese if you want, reduce the sweet potatoes to 1/4 cup if you prefer it that way. It should still taste very similar so you won’t be missing out on the flavor.

As I always tell my clients, make it work for you. Your tastes, your lifestyle.

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• Chicken Fajita Salad – Easiest Recipe Ever!
• Kale Salad with Chickpeas and Grapefruit Vinaigrette Recipe
• Roasted Summer Veggie Salad Bowls Recipe with Sundried Tomato Vinaigrette
• Easy Cheeseburger Salad Recipe